He leans back a little, making sure not to lose his balance in the water.

"Cuter?" he repeats, raising an eyebrow. "You've seen me as a child, then, have you?" Well, he supposes she must have if she's had a view of the world all this time.

And then something occurs to him.

"Wait. Do you mean to say I am no longer cute?" He looks more amused than insulted, really.